Lush Lacquer Neons [Picture Heavy!!!]

Hi everyone,

Since last Saturday was officially the last day of summer, I'd like to start Fall by saying good-bye to Summer with these super gorgeous neon glitter polishes by Lush Lacquer.

Starting with Freckles, which is a mix of neon small hexes in the colors: pink, green, purple, orange, yellow and blue. The base is clear, so you can wear it over any color! For the swatch below I applied 1 coat of Freckles over China Glaze White Out.

And here's a macro bottle shot of Freckles:

And you know what is even more awesome?! The glitters glow under UV light!!!! 

Here's a bottle shot under UV light. Awesome, isn't it?

This next beauty is Clowning Around. I think it's the most popular Lush Lacquer neon shade. It's a sister polish to Freckles. It has the same colors of neon glitters, but in larger sizes. In the swatch below I'm wearing 1 coat of Clowning Around over China Glaze White Out.

Here's a macro bottle shot of Clowning Around:

And this one, like all neon colors, glows under UV light too!!!!

And another stunning bottle shot under UV light:

And last but not least, Haywire:

Haywire has the same mix of neon glitters as Clowning Around plus a bunch of neon bars as well! The base is white, and it'll take you at least 2 coats to get full opacity. In the swatch above I only applied 2 coats.

Here's a macro bottle shot:

This too glows under UV light!

And finally a bottle shot under UV light:

For the gradient I had on my ring finger, I used 3 of the China Glaze's Poolside collection neon shades: Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Pool Party and Towel Boy Toy.

I hope you like them as much as I do!

Thanks for reading!!! 

[Review] BornPrettyStore Studs

Press Sample

Hello again my lovelies!

I'd like to show you two more nail art items I received from Born Pretty Store for review. 

The first item is this awesome wheel containing approximately 400 pieces of 2mm studs in 6 pastel colors and 2 different shapes: squares and rounds. 

The 2nd item is this other wheel containing only 3mm square studs in 12 different pastel and neon shades. There are approximately 260 pieces in this wheel. 

These studs are pretty awesome and there's a multitude of designs you can create with them! The application is simple! Just as with rhinestones, you simply add some clear polish or topcoat on your nail and place the studs with the help of a dotting tool or any other tool of your choice. I personally don't like applying top coat over the studs. So I just make sure the studs are properly attached to my nails and I leave them just like that.

These studs can be purchased at BornPrettyStore.com for $7.59 each wheel. Besides, they offer FREE WORLDWIDE shipping! If you use my coupon code AA7J61 you get a 10% off of your entire purchase!

Press Sample

Mix & Match: Denim, Gradient and Leopard Print

Hi everyone,

I'd like to share with you another denim mani I did for a contest on IG. 

For this mani I applied that same denim technique I showed you before in this tutorial. And here's the tutorial for the gradient nails and leopard print:

1. Paint your nails with a white polish and let it fully dry;

2. Apply striping tape diagonally (or any way you like) to your nails;

3. Apply the pastel nail polishes directly onto the sponge. The polishes I used are Lime Crime Once in a Blue Mousse, Crema de Limon and Parfait Day;

4. Dab the sponge over your nails.

5. Remove the striping tape and let your gradient dry and add some dots of neon polish on one of the sides of the stripes. The dots don't have to be perfect. The polishes used here are China Glaze Towel Boy Toy, Kiwi Cool-ada and Pool Party;

6. With the brush and the black acrylic paint, outline the neon dots to create the leopard print. Apply top coat and voilà! 

Thanks for reading!

Lush Lacquer - Neon Madness

Hello my lovelies,

I was in Dallas, TX this past week, so I couldn't post any new manis. But here's the mani I was wearing during my trip.

Neon Madness is the first Lush Lacquer I'm trying from the bunch of Lush Lacquers I bought at their etsy store and I must say they all look awesome in the bottle! Judging by the looks of Neon Madness on my nails, I'm pretty sure the other ones will look awesome too!

These polishes are perfect for the summer! They are so bright and they glow under UV light!!!! :-D

This is one coat of Neon Madness over OPI Alpine Snow and on my accent nail I used Polish Me To Go neon shades in Sunny Days, Lucky Me, Pretty Girls and Orange you Glad?. I applied these shades with a makeup sponge.

The bottle is packed with neon hexes in green, pink, orange and yellow suspended in a clear base. These hexes are kind of transparent and very thin and have a smooth finish.

I hope you like it and I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

Penélope Luz - Sarcasm

Hello everyone,

today I want to show another Penélope Luz beauty: Sarcasm.

Sarcasm is such a beautiful polish! I applied 2 coats for the swatch above and 1 coat for the swatch below. I applied it over OPI My Vampire is Buff, which is one of my favorite base colors and I definitely need to buy a backup bottle.

Sarcasm is a mix of hex glitter in different colors, mostly bright neon colors and tiny matte black hex all suspended in a clear base. I love this combo! And yes, my nails are shorter on my right hand. :-P They keep on breaking, so they hardly keep up with their left hand siblings.

Thanks for reading!

Dutch Queen's Day

Every year on April 30th, the Dutch celebrate Queen's Day. If you wanna know more, you can check Wiki. Most people celebrate the occasion by wearing orange colors, what is often called "Orange Madness". This was actually one of the few times (I believe 3rd time) I celebrated Queen's Day, as I was often abroad during the occasion.

Here's my Orange Madness nail design idea:

The orange is China Glaze Sun Worshipper, which was applied over 2 coats of China Glaze White Out. 

For the flag I used H&M Red Nail, a blue polish from Hema (a Dutch brand) and the white is China Glaze White Out. 

On the thumb I taped my nail with Scotch Tape and applied a coat of China Glaze Medallion and stamped the crown from Bundle Monster plate BM08 with China Glaze 2030 and added a gold rhinestone. 

Neon Water Marble

Lately, I've been quite busy and I had little time to post. So, I'll cut the bla bla and add the pictures of my mani.

For this marble I used all the polishes from China Glaze Poolside collection:

• Towel Boy Toy
• Pool Party
• Kiwi Cool-ada
• Sun Worshipper
• Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
• Flip Flop Fantasy

As a base, I used 2 coats of China Glaze White Out.

(with flash)

(sun light)